Wessington

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 46% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:31

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

2 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: North Wingfield, Pilsley, Stonebroom and Shirland · Derbyshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

158 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

33 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Whatstandwell (5.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£253,012 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£791 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £569
• 2 bed £723
• 3 bed £878

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,368 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (7.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Santos Higham Farm Hotel & Restaurant (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,852
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,194
• Net moves+1,658

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 158 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

51 schools · 12,891 pupils

46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)

49 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire

689 CQC-registered services

• Care homes245
• GP practices111
• Dentists139
• Homecare agencies147
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

119 applications decided

87.4% granted · 104 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Natalie Fleet

Labour

Bolsover

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 26
• Con 14
• Grn 1
• Ref 6
• Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£741 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,905 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,377 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 31% · Gas 19% · Imports 4%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

8 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in DE55

• Field House And Apartments - Bcss Inpatient Unit
• Jessop Medical Practice
• Somercotes Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bolsover:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills804 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases205 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK186 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND166 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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